Lagos seals Obalende NITEL building over illegal sewage discharge
Naija News • Feb 21
Lagos State Wastewater Management Office, LSWMO, working alongside Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, has sealed the old NITEL building on MacCarthy Street in Obalende, Lagos Island, over allegations of improper sewage disposal.
In a statement issued on Friday, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the action followed confirmed reports that raw sewage was being discharged directly into public drainage channels from the facility.
According to the commissioner, the practice constituted a serious environmental nuisance, contributing to pollution and posing significant health risks to residents within the vicinity.
He explained that investigations revealed that occupants of the building had been channeling untreated wastewater into public drains, thereby vio...